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NHS Trust punished doctors raising safety concerns, whistleblowers allege – BBC Newsnight
Newsnight has been investigating one of the worst performing Hospital Trusts in England, and can report allegations that University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) – one of the biggest in the country – has been using disciplinary investigations to punish senior clinicians who have raised patient safety concerns.
In the past decade, the trust has referred 26 of its doctors to the General Medical Council which can investigate a doctor’s fitness to practise, a Freedom of Information Act request by an NHS safety campaigner found. In all cases the GMC took no further action.
Current and former senior doctors say the “mafia style” Trust is more interested in protecting its own reputation than what is happening on wards at the hospital.
The Trust, which has one of the worst records for patient outcomes, was last year rated “requires improvement” by healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission.
The Trust said: “All patient safety concerns and incidents are rigorously investigated to prevent harm to our patients.” They also said there were well-established routes and support in place for staff to raise concerns, and it promoted and encouraged this.
UHB Foundation Trust looks after the health of more than two million people but currently has neither a permanent Chief Executive nor Chair. David Grossman reports the investigation conducted jointly with BBC West Midlands, and produced by Sean Clare.
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As the war in Iran enters its 48th day, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the country’s capital, Tehran.
It comes after talks in Islamabad between the US, Iran and mediators in Pakistan failed to bring about a deal over the weekend.
The White House says discussions around a possible second round of peace talks between the US and Iran are “ongoing” and “productive” – but no time or place have been confirmed. The two-week ceasefire is due to end on 22 April.
US President Donald Trump said today Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed a 10-day ceasefire.
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Killer’s family and authorities could have prevented deadly attack, inquiry finds | BBC News
The Southport murders could have been prevented if the killer’s parents and authorities had acted in the years leading up to the attack, an inquiry found.
It is “highly likely” the attack would not have occurred if various agencies had dealt with the killer’s behaviour earlier, the inquiry also found.
Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, were killed during an indiscriminate knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on 29 July 2024.
UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer who called the inquiry’s findings “harrowing” has promised to make “fundamental changes” to keep the pubic safe.
The killer, who was 17 at the time, seriously wounded eight other children and two adults in the attack. He has since been sentenced to at least 52 years in prison.
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ as Trump says blockade will continue until deal reached | BBC News
Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire.
But US President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue until a peace deal is agreed.
Meanwhile, oil prices have dropped after Iran’s announcement.
Elsewhere, a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began, with celebrations and fireworks in Beirut.
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US vice president JD Vance has flown to Budapest to offer his support for Hungarian president Victor Orbán.
The veteran prime minister is a key European ally of the Trump administration, as well as being Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest partner in the EU.
Orbán’s main rival Péter Magyar is well ahead in most opinion polls.
Catherine Belton, a journalist for The Washington Post, described the Hungarian president as an “important symbol and model” for the Maga movement and the Kremlin.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, an Israeli minister said.
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